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Hagenwil Castle

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Hagenwil Castle is a moated castle in the municipality of Amriswil in the Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, and a Swiss heritage site of national significance. It is the only fully intact water castle remaining in eastern Switzerland. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building Type
Castle 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Amriswil, Switzerland 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1264 2
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Castle 1
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Castle, Concepts

Uses Element

Stone, Architectural Materials
Source Hagenwil Castle (Wikipedia)
Timber, Architectural Materials
Source Hagenwil Castle (Wikipedia)
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Switzerland

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Source Hagenwil Castle (Wikipedia)
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1. Hagenwil Castle (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagenwil_Castle, lead definition
    Hagenwil Castle is a castle in the municipality of Amriswil of the Canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
  • Lead section
    Hagenwil Castle is a castle in the municipality of Amriswil of the Canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (castle)
    Hagenwil Castle is a castle in the municipality of Amriswil of the Canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. It is the only remaining intact water castle in eastern Switzerland.
  • Uses Element: Stone, Article text
    The main tower is 13.2 by 10 meters (43 ft × 33 ft), with unfinished, round stone walls that are up to 1.7 m (5.6 ft) thick.
  • Uses Element: Timber, Article text
    The old north-west corner of the ring wall was demolished and a two story half-timbered residence was added.
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2. Hagenwil Castle (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata date-of-opening/inception statement (1264)
    Wikidata item Q5638609, property P571: 1264
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Amriswil, Switzerland
    Wikidata item Q5638609, property P131/P17 (location): Amriswil, Switzerland
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